Target toy



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H. RUBIN TARGET TOY Filed April 25. 1940 Feb. 11, 1941.

Feb. 11, 1941.

H. RUBIN TARGET TOY Filed April 25, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. BY Mm ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 11, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to toy targets or toy target games and has for one of its objects the provision of a toy of this nature that will be amusing and hold the interest of children as well as grown-ups.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a toy of this nature comprising a box or casing in which a sheet or curtain is stretched upon upper and lower rollers or rods, the said curtain 1 being subdivided into a plurality of areas or zones each of which may have depicted thereon a plurality of numbered figures forming targets adapted to be struck by a suction dart projected from a gun or pistol provided for that purpose.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a toy of the character referred to in which the target curtain may be either at rest or moving while being aimed at.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of such a game or toy in which the front wall is provided with a cut out covered by a protective flexible transparent pane overlying the target sheet so that the dart, will, when projected adhere to the protective panerather than to the curtain.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a backing at the rear of the curtain to prevent tearing of the flexible pane and curtain when struck by the dart.

Another object is to produce a device ofthe character described in which the maximum simplicity of construction and operation is secured.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of the improvements is better understood, the invention consisting substantially in the novel arrangement and co-relation of parts herein fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters are used to describe corresponding parts throughout the several views, and then finally pointed out and specifically defined and indicated in the appended claims.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventive concept suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention is not to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and the latter therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather than a restrictive standpoint.

The inventive idea involved is capable of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which, for the purpose of illustration, is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of my improved toy with the front wall thereof partly broken away;

Figure 2 is a side view thereof and Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings in detail 5 indi cates a box like structure or housing which is provided at the front thereof with a cover 6 which fits telescopically thereover. The front wall 1 of the cover 6 is provided with a rectangular opening or cut-out 8 which is closed by a window 9 made of any suitable transparent flexible material, such as Celluloid, Cellophane, etc.

The housing 5 is provided with upper and lower bearing blocks l9 and Hla respectively in which are rotatably mounted upper and lower shafts or rods l l and I2 carrying rollers R to which are secured the free ends of a sheet or curtain l3. The said curtain i3 is divided into a plurality of zones or areas l4 each having depicted thereon a plurality of numbered objects I5 such as animals, birds, bottles, etc., etc. acting as targets.

The shafts or rods H may each be provided with a pulley l6 connected by a belt N. If desirable, the belt and pulley arrangement may be omitted and the curtain I3 may itself act to impart or transfer movement from one rod to the other when one of them is rotated by means of either the upper or lower handles H3 or is. Where the shafts are connected by a belt as shown or by other means one of the handles may be omitted if desirable. Likewise instead of the shafts II and I2 wooden pins or dowels may be used and grooved to receive the belt I! or other connecting means. It is to be understood that the rods II and I2 or wooden pins may themselves act as rollers upon which the curtain I 3 is adapted to be wound. Directly to the rear of the curtain [3 a backing 2|] may be provided. In the present instance, the backing is shown as a box-like platform secured to the rear wall 2| of the housing 5. A foldable easel or support 22, shown in dot and dash lines Figure 2 may be secured to the rear of the housing 5 for supporting the toy when in use.

A scored line 23 intermediate the top and bottom ends of the cover 6 provides a hinge about which the lower lid portion 24 may be raised in the direction of the arrow 25, Figure 2, the side walls of the cover 6 being slitted as shown at 26 to form the said lower lid portion 24. The said lid portion covers a compartment 25 in which are suitably supported and housed, when not in use, parts 26a and a spring pistol or gun 21. The darts 26a preferably comprise a shaft 28 and a rubber suction cup 29 secured to one end thereof.

The toy may be used either by one child for target practice or by a plurality of children as a game. It is to be understood that when using the toy it may be tilted back and supported on the easel or support 22. After the toy is in an erected position a game of shooting skill may be played by any number of players. The gun is loaded by inserting the dart shaft 28 into the gun barrel 3!! far enough to set the usual spring in the interior thereof, sothat When the trigger 3| is drawn back, the dart is expelled with considerable force from the gun barrel.

It is to be understood that the game may be played while the curtain is stationary or one of the players may turn one of the handles and move the curtain either up or down while another player is aiming and shooting at the target depicted on the curtain.

It will be seen that the flexible window pane 9 prevents the suction cup 29 of the darts from coming into direct contact with the curtain, thus preventing any marring of same, and it also prevents any accumulation of dust or dirt thereon. Likewise, it will be seen that the backing 20 prevents both the window pane 9 and curtain l3 from becoming torn when struck by the suction cup 26 of the dart, as it stops backward progress of the said window pane and curtain thus avoiding all strain on the said parts.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a highly amusing and interesting target toy game adapted to be played by youngsters as well as grown-ups.

It will further be understood that the rollers R may if desirable extend vertically in the housing and the curtain be made to move transversely of the said housing.

It will of course also be understood that the darts used in connection with my toy above described, may be of various types and may be projected towards the curtain by various means and that the darts may be held to the curtains or window pane by means other than suction.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A game apparatus of the character described comprising a box-like housing open at its front and having a rear wall and forwardly extending marginal walls along itsside edges and its upper and. lower ends, bearings carried by upper and lower portions of the side walls, shafts rotatably carried by said bearings, rollers carried by said shafts, a backing in said housing between said rollers having rearwardly extending marginal walls secured to the rear wall of the housing and holding the backing spaced forwardly from the rear wall, a curtain extending vertically across the front face of said backing with its end portions wound upon the rollers, the curtain having targets upon its outer face and being transferable from one roller to the other when the rollers are turned with the shafts, means at one side of the backing for transmitting rotary motion from one roller to the other, and a cover for the open front of the housing formed with a sight opening in front of the backing and provided with rearwardly extending marginal walls along its side edges and its upper and lower ends, said shafts having end portions passing through the walls at one side of the housing and the cover and formed with crank handles. I

2. A game apparatus of the character described comprising a box-like housing open at its front and having a rear wall and forwardly extending marginal walls along its side edges and its upper and lower ends, upper and lower bearings carried by the side walls, the lower bearings being spaced upwardly from the lower end of the housing an appreciable distance, rollers carried by said shafts, a backing in the housing between the upper and lower rollers, a curtain bearing targets upon its front face extending across the backing and having its end portions wound upon the rollers, and a cover for the open front of the housing formed with a sight opening in front of the backing and provided with marginal walls along its side edges and its upper and lower ends, said shafts having end portions passing through the side walls at one side of the housing and the cover and formed with tuming means, and said cover being scored transversely in spaced relation .to its lower end and having its side walls formed with slits leading from ends of fine scoring to form an auxiliary cover section of the portion of the cover below the lower roller adapted to be swung outwardly and upwardly at the scoring to a raised position permitting access to a storage chamber formed by the lower portion of the housing under the lower roller.

HERBERT RUBIN. 

